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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

ILRI Legal Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya (KES 166K)

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Legal Officer
to provide legal expertise and support in a range of fields including
management of Contracts, Organizational and Corporate Law, Labour Laws,
IP Law to deliver high quality, result-oriented and efficient services
to the Institute.

The Legal Officer will
Report to the Intellectual Property & Legal Counsel and will work
closely with Research and other Support Units of ILRI.

ILRI works
with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in
food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia.

The outcomes of these
research partnerships help people in developing countries keep their
farm animals’ alive and productive, increase and sustain their livestock
and farm productivity, find profitable markets for their animal
products, and reduce the risk of livestock-related diseases.

ILRI
is a not-for-profit institution with a staff of about 700 and in 2014,
an operating budget of about USD83 million. A member of the CGIAR
Consortium working for a food-secure future, ILRI has its headquarters
in Nairobi, Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and
offices in other countries in East, West and Southern Africa and in
South, Southeast and East Asia.

Key responsibilities

Contract lifecycle
management, including preparation, review, negotiation and advise on all
research agreements (including donor agreements, partnership and host
country agreements, MoUs, research collaborations, consultancies,
material transfer agreements, licensing agreements etc) and other
institutional agreements and contracts; monitoring finalisation and
submission/return of completed contracts, appropriate follow-ups and
archiving of all research and other institutional agreements.

Maintaining and updating the ILRI Contracts Management System.

Keeping abreast with
legal and policy developments at national, regional and international
level and providing updates and advise on such developments in law that
are of relevance.

Contribute to the
development of implementation guidelines for and support the
implementation of ILRI’s IP Policy and other Research Policies;

Contribute to the development and improvement of the Legal Unit including the implementation of new systems.

Research and preparation of legal opinions and briefs

Provide advice and
guidance to staff members in order to build capacity, leverage knowledge
and ensure effective and consistent management and provision of legal
services;

Coordinate the
organization of meetings including teleconferences and serving as
secretary to such meetings by taking, preparing and sending minutes to
the participants;

Assist with issues related to the CGIAR Consortium and governance issues.

Performing such other tasks as Management and Legal Counsel may assign from time to time.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree
in law (LL.B) from a recognized institution. Candidates with relevant
post-graduate or other qualifications in IP Law will have an added
advantage.

Post-graduate diploma in Legal studies from the Kenya School of Law.

An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.

Be of good standing and possess a current LSK practicing certificate.

Have at least two
year’s post-admission experience in legal practice in a busy
environment, preferably in a corporate environment or an international
non-profit organisation.

Demonstrate good
grasp of relevant laws including but not limited to Laws governing
International non-profit organisations; Kenyan Law and the Constitution
of Kenya 2010; IP Law and related International Laws and Treaties,
Labour Laws and Corporate Governance.

Ability to perform work of a confidential nature and handle large volume of work.

Commitment to personal learning and development and applies newly acquired knowledge and skills.

Ability to provide input to implementation of new systems.

Ability to provide helpful feedback, advice and support to ensure effective teamwork in meeting the organization’s objectives.

Good knowledge of personnel administration rules and regulations.

Terms of Appointment:
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s
Nairobi campus. It is open to Kenyan nationals only. The position is
on a 3-year contract renewable subject to satisfactory performance and
availability of funding.

Job level and salary: This
position is job level 2D with a starting gross salary of KES 166,536 per
month. The benefits package includes pension, medical and other
insurances for ILRI’s Nationally Recruited Staff.

Location: The position will be based at the ILRI, Nairobi campus.

How to Apply

Applicants
should send a cover letter and CV combined as one document addressed to
the Director, people and organisational Development explaining their
interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names
and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are
knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work
experience.